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CHEQUE VOYAGE [2 records]

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Record 1 - external organization data 2021-03-18

English

Subject field(s)
  • Compartment – Nomenclature 4.0
  • Museums and Heritage (General)
OBS

traveler's check: an item in the "Exchange Media" class of the "Communication Objects" category.

French

Domaine(s)
  • Tiroir – Nomenclature 4.0
  • Muséologie et patrimoine (Généralités)
OBS

chèque de voyage : objet de la classe «Support d'échange» de la catégorie «Objets de communication».

Spanish

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Record 2 2011-08-08

English

Subject field(s)
  • Banking
DEF

A preprinted, fixed-amount cheque designed to allow the person signing it to make an unconditional payment to someone else as a result of having paid the issuer for that privilege.

OBS

The spelling "cheque" is used in Canada and Great Britain. The spelling "Check" is used in the US and sometimes in Canada.

OBS

traveler's check and traveller's cheque: terms published in the Journal officiel by the Commission générale de terminologie et de néologie of the Government of France.

French

Domaine(s)
  • Banque
DEF

Chèque d'un montant déterminé émis en diverses coupures par un établissement financier et qui, en plus de permettre à son détenteur de l'utiliser aisément comme moyen de paiement lorsqu'il voyage, lui évite les inconvénients dus à des vols ou à des pertes.

OBS

chèque de voyage : terme publié au Journal officiel par la Commission générale de terminologie et de néologie du gouvernement de la France.

Spanish

Campo(s) temático(s)
  • Operaciones bancarias
OBS

Se utilizan en los viajes, a fin de evitar que su extravío o robo represente una pérdida de dinero para su titular. El adquirente compra los cheques en su banco, o en una agencia especial, y en el momento de hacerlo, firma los cheques en el espacio señalado para ello. Luego, cada vez que desea disponer de los cheques para adquirir efectivo o realizar un pago, vuelve a estampar su firma ante el empleado del banco negociador, o ante el vendedor que acepta el cheque, quienes comprueban si ambas firmas son idénticas.

Key term(s)
  • cheques de viajeros
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